President Akufo-Addo says Ghana can be like the United States of America after the successful implementation of his flagship education policy – Free SHS. The President made the comment during the unveiling of the logo for the policy at the Flagstaff House Thursday. “The first country in the world to institute a system of free public education is The United ...
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Kanye West counter-sued over cancelled tour
Lloyd’s of London is counter-suing Kanye West, after he filed legal papers against them earlier this month. The insurance firm claimed there are “substantial irregularities” in the stars medical history, and said it does not owe him a penny. Kanye’s lawyers had said insurers were refusing to pay out, saying they were claiming his marijuana habit was the cause of ...
Read More »Liverpool transfer news: Oxlade-Chamberlain deal confirmed, three more moves may follow
LIVERPOOL have confirmed the £40million signing of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. And Virgil van Dijk and Thomas Lemar could follow him on a dramatic deadline day at Anfield. Oxlade-Chamberlain has signed a five-year contract to join the club he supported as a boy, having rejected the chance to move to Chelsea. Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp could yet make further signings before tonight’s ...
Read More »NDC will not shield any former appointee found culpable of corruption – Koku
A Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho says the party will not shield or protect any former corrupt appointee under Mahama’s administration should the person be found culpable. According to the fierce critic of President Nana Akufo-Addo, the party will not agitate or embark on any protest should any member of the previous government ...
Read More »Barcelona transfer news: Angel Di Maria tells PSG he wants exit because of Lionel Messi
PARIS SAINT-GERMAN star Angel Di Maria has reportedly told the Ligue 1 giants he wants to be sold to Barcelona. Barcelona have been pursuing Di Maria following Neymar’s world-record £200million move to PSG earlier this month. And Spanish outlet Don Balon claims the Argentina international is determined to join Ernesto Valverde’s side before the transfer window shuts tonight. The Argentina ...
Read More »Togo court jails 15 anti-government protesters
Fifteen supporters of Togolese opposition party, Pan African National Party (PAN) have been handed jail terms for their role in recent anti-government protests. The convicts, including PAN Secretary General, Dr. Kossi Sama, were handed sentences ranging between five and nine months by the court. One of their lawyers confirmed that they were charged principally with damaging public property even though ...
Read More »Conor McGregor releases statement praising Floyd Mayweather and thanks fans
CONOR McGREGOR has released a statement reflecting on the good and bad that unfolded in his defeat to Floyd Mayweather. The UFC star took to the boxing ring for the first time in his career in a mega-money fight in Las Vegas on Saturday night. And while Mayweather emerged victorious with a 10th round stoppage, taking his record to 50-0, ...
Read More »Hajj: 3 Ghanaian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia
Three Ghanaian Muslim pilgrims, who were part of this year’s Hajj have died in Saudi Arabia, the Hajj Board has confirmed. They are made up of two females who were said to have died from natural causes and one male who died from a medical condition. One of the females died in her sleep whilst the other two died at ...
Read More »Tony Blair accused of ‘BETRAYING BRITAIN’ by Tory MPs for meeting with EU chief Juncker
TONY Blair is betraying Britain by meeting President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, furious Tory MPs have claimed. The former Labour Prime Minister will attend the EU Commission’s Berlaymont building in Brussels at around 11.30am today for talks with the powerful eurocrat. Tory MP Charlie Elphicke said: “Juncker tried to blackmail us into paying Brussels billions.” He added: “Blair ...
Read More »Ghana extends IMF programme
Ghana will continue to remain under the International Monetary Fund programme for one more year, the Board of the fund has confirmed. The IMF also approved 94.2 million dollars for Ghana under the fourth review on Wednesday. This brings the total disbursement under the program to 565.2 million dollars with the remainder being tied to the remaining reviews. The IMF ...
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